Baseball Trivia

Perfect
for a baseball party game

Baseball is a game of numbers, stats
and a long storied history. All of us played baseball at some time (ok maybe
softball at a company picnic). It is America’s pastime and many of us think we
are baseball trivia experts. So why not have a baseball trivia game as party of
your Opening Day Festivities.

We put together some questions for
your baseball trivia quiz. Some are easy and some not so easy. Don’t worry we
included answers. (By the way I got over 90% which should win me a prize of
some sort.) We also have added some sites that have much more baseball
history. Our favorite is
The Baseball Almanac
and if you don’t mind spending $20 the
Baseball
Encyclopedia is fabulous.

Some General Baseball Trivia
Questions:

Q. Against what opposing team did Babe Ruth hit his first career home run?

A. New York Yankees

Q. Who hit the "Homer in the Gloamin" on September 28, 1938?

A. Gabby Hartnett

Q.
Who was the first Major League player to pitch a ball over 100 mph?

A. Nolan Ryan

Q. What retired
basketball player tried out for the Chicago White Sox in 1994?

A. Michael Jordan

Q. What Baltimore
Orioles manager was ejected from a record 91 games?

A. Earl Weaver

Q. What American League pitcher threw a perfect game in game 5 of the 1956
World Series?

A. Don Larsen

Q. Who was the first Major League player to hit four home runs in a single
game?

A. Bobby Lowe

Q. Who was the first Major League player to have his number retired?

A. Lou Gehrig

Q. What player hit 70 home
runs in 1998?

A. Mark McGwire

Q. Who beat out Ted Williams for the American League's Most Valuable Player
award in 1941, when Williams hit for a .406 average?

A. Joe DiMaggio

Q. Who hit the ball that rolled between Bill Buckner's legs in the 1986 World
Series?

A. Mookie Wilson

Q. What baseball player was nicknamed "Charlie Hustle"?

A. Pete Rose

Q. What player holds the career record for stealing home plate?

A. Ty Cobb

Q. Who hit his 700th home run on September 17, 2004?

A. Barry Bond

Q. Who played a team record 3,308 games for the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to
1983?

A. Carl Yastrzemski

Q. What number did Hank Aaron wear for the Atlanta Braves?

A. 44. Aaron's jersey number "44" has been retired by both the Atlanta Braves
and the Milwaukee Brewers. Hammerin Hank has also had his famous number "44"
retired.

Q. How many seasons did Hank Aaron play for the Milwaukee Brewers?

A. Hank played 2 seasons with Milwaukee Brewers (1975 – 1976).

Q.In Major
League Baseball, first and second bases are this far apart.

A. 90 Feet.

Q. In which year
did the Florida Marlins win the World Series for a second time?